Household Hints

Grey River Argus, 6 March 1937, Page 6

Household Hints

Net dance dresses should be washed in tepid soapy water and. then allowed to drain a little, before being rolled up ' in a 'towel and left for two hours before ironing. If the net seems- limp 1 a-.fiter washing it can be starched in ’ fairly thick boiling water starch. Then 1 it. should be dried and damped- again ! before being ironed. Always iron net ’ o-n the wrong side and across the ' width, as if it is ironed along the dlr. ’ ection of 'the selvedge it will stretch and be strings’ in appearance. Dish marks on polished tables can 1 be removed by a mixture made from ' half-a-pint of Knseed oil and half-a- -• gill of furpentine. Apply to table 'marks at frequent, intervals and rub off each time with a sofit, cloth. A piece of gauze laid over the dres. sing table accessories when using pow. ’ der and then shaken out- of the win- [ dow will save many a dusting. V**V * * ♦ ■ Coloured gauze makes a<n ideal rag ’ bag and button bag, as the exact material wanted can be easily seen, ‘ which saves emptying the bag for a ; weary search. ’ A piece of gauze should also be 1 kept in the ironing basket, so that when a damp cloth is needed for pressiflff purposes, one is always at hand. An effective way of keeping moths ! out of carpets is -t 0 crush one or two ' moth balls on the carpet and sweep these up into the carpet sweeper. The--1 effect of them will be carried over all the carpets and furniture- where the ’ sweeper is used. If this is done daily . moths will be banished not only from the carpets but from the inside of the sweeper. >*** * * • * ! T o clean oxidised copper or silver marked by flies, wash with a leather ' w.rung out in water to which a tablespoon of black ink has been added. One tablespoon of golden syrup dissolved in half a pint of warm milk is said to be a mixture equal t 0 four eggs. ****«•■» Grease spots on wallpaper shoula ' be treated 1 with a paste- made of fuller’s earth and ammonia. The paste should be applied with a brush and spread well over -the edge of the mark. It should be- allowed to dry on,, and then carefully brush off with a clean, soft brush. There is the silver collar that. Alix is making to wear with simple black afterno-n dresses which have no collar. It is dull silver engraved, and the-re are anklets -to match. She also has some feather caps for the evening which are great fun to wear, and which are useful if one’s coiffure fails. Tarnished; or fly-specked lighting fixure.s can be cleaned by rubbling and polishing with a strong solution ot vinegar. ******* When you want mixed nuts, buy } lb of three or four different kind’s. This obviates -the chance, of getting fen over, proponfti-on lof the cheaper varieties. ««#**• If you have to sponge- a spot on a silk article while- you are away from home dry it by pressing the palm of your hand on it; -this will keep it from wrinkl'i-ng as it would if dried in the air. ******* To prevent machinery from rusting inelt. 11b of lard- and loz of camphor, skim the mixture earcifully and stir in a- sufficient quantity of black leal to give a metallic colour. Clean -the machinery carefully, smear on the mixture and let it remain on for a day; then, rub clean with a soft clo-Wi.